Nature uses fibrous structures for sensing and structural functions as observed in hairs,
whiskers, stereocilia, spider silks, and hagfish slime thread skeins. Here, we demonstrate …

Root caries is the main cause of oral pain and tooth loss in the elderly. Protecting root
lesions from environmental disturbances, resisting pathogens, and facilitating …

Hagfish exudate is a natural biological macromolecule made of keratin intermediate filament
protein skeins and mucin vesicles. Here, we successfully examined this remarkable …

Hagfishes defend themselves from gill-breathing predators by producing large volumes of
fibrous slime when attacked. The slime's effectiveness comes from its ability to clog …

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) carry pollen back to their hive by mixing it with nectar and
forming it into a pellet. The pellet must be firmly attached to their legs during flight, but also …

Hagfish defend themselves from fish predators by producing large volumes of gill-clogging
slime when they are attacked. The slime consists of seawater and two major components …

Reductionist strategies aim to understand the mechanisms of complex systems by studying
individual parts and their interactions. In this review, we discuss how reductionist …

Nature uses hairy and fibrous structures for sensing and structural functions as observed in
beetle hairs, mammalian whiskers, ear stereocilia, spider silks, and hagfish slime thread …

Spider webs are versatile structures that spiders build to intercept and capture insects. The
varied architectures of webs influence how webs interact with both spider and prey. In …

The silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, is an invasive planktivorous filter feeder fish
that infested the natural waterways of the upper Mississippi River basin due to its highly …